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In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics cut The Lorax down to size. Next, Gabfesters weigh in on the new ABC series GCB, starring Kristin Chenoweth. Finally, the Gabfest is joined by Slate’s design columnist Julia Felsenthal to discuss the curious history of the “African” fabrics knows as Dutch wax prints.